There were only two days left until Zhao Shuning's sixteenth birthday banquet.
All those who were on good terms with Zhao Shuning had arrived at the Zhao family three to five days in advance.
However, Zhao Huai had yet to show up.
At this moment, in the Ghost Domain, Zhao Huai's body was firmly locked by thirty-six mysterious ice iron chains.
The people who had set up the great formation were guarding the eight directions.
They blocked every possible escape route of Zhao Huai tightly.
In the east: the God Throne in purple-golden black robe was guarding.
In the west: Mo Bai in black clothes was in charge.
In the south: the Great Elder Yuantong locked the position.
In the north: Xia Wanning's primordial spirit was defending.
In the northwest, southeast, southwest, and northeast directions, the four great guardians of the Divine Sect, Qing Feng, Ming Yue, Bai Zhi, and Cang Long, were respectively in charge.
The entire formation was mysterious and strange, trapping Zhao Huai in it.
The east was represented by the color green and corresponded to wood; the west was white and corresponded to metal; the south was red and corresponded to fire; the north was black and corresponded to water. In the center was the position where Zhao Huai was located. Surrounded by the eight directions, it formed an altar.
And the person they were going to sacrifice was Zhao Huai.
The one who would receive the energy of this sacrifice was Mo Bai in the west.
Zhao Huai's limbs were trapped, and his whole body was chained. At this moment, his pupils had turned fiery red during the struggle.
A pair of transparent sky-covering wings behind him were about to break through his body.
"Pour all your energy into the mysterious ice iron chains. His shoulder blades have been locked, and his limbs have been nailed down. He can't escape."
Zhao Huai felt that the blood in his body was constantly surging.
More than a dozen forces were constantly rushing around in Zhao Huai's body.
This body was just a container for the energy of the Supreme Beast. If necessary, it was not impossible to abandon it.
As the forces from the eight directions poured in, Zhao Huai's body began to twitch violently.
Any one of the people present was well - known on the Kyushu Continent. Others would show respect when they heard their names.
Not to mention that among these people were the Great God Throne of the Divine Sect and Mo Bai, whose abilities had reached the same level as the God Throne.
No matter how strong Zhao Huai's body was, he couldn't withstand such a powerful torture.
One by one, blood beads slowly oozed out from Zhao Huai's skin.
"Ah!"
Zhao Huai's roar made the entire Ghost Domain vibrate.
"Quick, he can't hold on anymore. Increase the strength. Pour all your strength into the iron chains."
Hearing this, Mo Bai exchanged a look with the man in the purple-golden black robe. Then, the endless spiritual power poured into the iron chains continuously.
This time, they had gambled everything to capture the Supreme Beast.
If they succeeded, their Divine Sect would dominate the entire Kyushu Continent from then on. If they failed and the Supreme Beast awakened, then the entire Divine Sect would be destroyed and completely disappear from this plane.
All they could do now was to fight with all their might.
The iron chains on Zhao Huai's body began to tighten. Deep grooves were left on his wrists and ankles by the iron chains, and blood dripped down continuously along the chains.
The blood slowly gathered and flowed into the center of a star disk formation below Zhao Huai.
The red blood flowed more and more.
The light of the star disk below became brighter and brighter.
Zhao Huai could feel that his body was about to be torn apart by the thirty-six mysterious ice iron chains. He wanted to resist, but his limbs were all bound by eight huge forces.
"Clink—"
The jade hairpin fell to the ground, and the clear sound echoed in the main hall.
That hairpin was given to him by little Ning'er when she was five years old.
Zhao Huai's eyes became even redder. His limbs began to twist extremely, and his handsome face was now covered with blood.
He used all his spiritual power, and the jade hairpin finally returned to his hand.
The jade hairpin cut through the flesh, and the stinging pain made Zhao Huai, who was on the verge of fainting, regain consciousness.
Looking at the eight people below, their eyes were full of desire.
The locked wings on Zhao Huai's back finally broke through his body.
The sky-covering wings instantly covered all the light in the main hall.
Mo Bai's heart tightened. Remembering the night pearl that Zhao Shuning had given him in the cave, he quickly took it out of his bag and threw it into the air.
The main hall was illuminated again.
At that moment, Zhao Huai's body began to change drastically.
A stream of strange memories kept pouring into Zhao Huai's mind.
Those memories were strange and painful, making his body even more painful.
"Bad! Quick, lock his meridians. His blood has started to circulate. If it reaches the central nervous system of the brain, he will surely awaken completely. By then, the positions of all of us and him will be completely reversed. All eight of us will become the sacrifices of the Supreme Beast."
As soon as Xia Wanning said this, it caused panic among the other seven people.
"Let's fight!"
"Everyone, for the Divine Sect, use all your strength."
"Yes, God Throne."
At this time, dense dark clouds began to gather in the sky above the Ghost Domain.
The clouds were so thick that layer after layer seemed to be pressing on the barrier of the Ghost Domain. When the clouds filled the sky, the sky above the Ghost Domain completely darkened.
Lightning began to appear in the dark clouds.
The bright lightning pierced the sky and struck directly above the Ghost Domain.
The barrier of Yan Ruyu began to show extremely tiny cracks.
"The heavenly thunder is gathering. We don't have much time left, everyone. Let's fight to the death."
Once the Supreme Beast awakened, it would surely attract ninety-nine and eighty-one heavenly thunderbolts, and at this moment, the direction of these heavenly thunderbolts was all gathered above the Ghost Domain.
"God Throne, you use the power of the heavenly thunder to lead it towards the barrier left by the Emperor Venerable."
The power of the heavenly thunder was extremely powerful. If eighty-one heavenly thunderbolts descended at the same time, they would surely be able to break through the barrier left by Yan Ruyu.
However, if the power of the heavenly thunder exceeded the limit, the Ghost Domain would also be destroyed.
The dark clouds were getting more and more, and the sound of muffled thunder began to come from between the dark layers.
And Zhao Huai in the center of the eight people had now grown much bigger. His fingernails on his limbs also began to grow like a wild beast.
Seeing this, Xia Wanning immediately thought of something.
She quickly said to everyone, "You hold back the heavenly thunder and try to weaken its power so that it is distributed all over the Ghost Domain. I'm an alchemist, and the Supreme Beast is also a big shot in the beast world. I'll communicate with him."
"Okay."
Although Xia Wanning was only a primordial spirit in the Divine Sect, her ability was still very powerful. In addition, a few days ago, Ji Qinglin had given all his true qi to Xia Wanning. So now, Xia Wanning's spiritual power was unparalleled in the East Marsh Wilderness, except for the Emperor Venerable.
Zhao Huai's bloodline had slowly been connected.
At this moment, he heard someone calling him.
Subconsciously, his hands and feet stopped growing.
"Zhao Huai."
"Who?"
"Do you really want to attract the heavenly thunder? Do you really want to completely destroy the Ghost Domain? Zhao Huai, look, who is that person?"